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PEOPLE v. BRIDGEWATER

No. 105075.

918 N.E.2d 553 (2009)

235 Ill.2d 85

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Lavar BRIDGEWATER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 29, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, and Fletcher P. Hamill, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, James W. Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick, David H. Iskowich and Retha Stotts, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Defendant Lavar Bridgewater was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(B) (West 2004)). He filed a motion to suppress evidence seized in a search of his vehicle. The circuit court of Will County granted defendant's motion, but the appellate court reversed, holding the search was justified as a search incident to arrest. 375 Ill.App.3d 414...

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